Wednesday, September 28, 2016

A Wonder Down Under

That map you have of Australia is wrong. The whole country is sitting atop tectonic plates which cause a movement northward about three inches a year although the last adjustment in 1994 was a "doozy" 656 feet. And the Global Positioning System (GPS) notices this. The next adjustment at the end of this year will be about five feet. With the next generation of GPS technology and with the advent of driverless cars, if you are 1.5 meters out you could be on the wrong side of the road. But not to worry, mate!
tjs
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/24/world/what-in-the-world/australia-continental-drift-location-gps.html?src=me

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